On October 31, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule with comment period that sets forth updates to the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2020 and includes other policy changes for home health agencies (HHA). This final rule also finalizes payment policies for … Continue reading
On July 12, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its calendar year (CY) 2019 proposed rule for Medicare payment updates and proposed quality reporting changes for home health agencies (HHA) under the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS). CMS proposes certain changes to Medicare payment and quality reporting standards for … Continue reading
On November 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system final rule for Calendar Year (CY) 2018. On the same day CMS also issued its home health prospective payment system 2018 final rule. OPPS payment rates will … Continue reading
Last week the U.S. Senate rejected three health care reform proposals intended to repeal all or parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote 51-50 for the Senate to begin debate on legislation to repeal significant parts of the ACA. Later Tuesday evening, however, the Senate … Continue reading
On Monday, July 17, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced 14 new inquiries into potentially fraudulent billing of Medicare and Medicaid. The OIG announcement is part of a new policy to update its investigative Work Plan every month rather than once or twice per year. The … Continue reading